On Sun, 17 Aug 2003 22:44:37 -0700 Ian Stephen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Sun, 2003-08-17 at 09:03, David A. Bandel wrote:
> > <snips>
>
> > cpio has always had the advantage that it will grab
> > special files that tar won't.
>
> What format is best for cpio, or does it matter? I see the default is
> 'bin', but that bin is also obsolete. Is ustar better?
personally, I use either newc or crc. The problem with cpio has always
been portability. But for a backup, that should not be a big deal. For
file transfers, use tar.
find . > file.list; cpio -oavBH crc < file.list > /dev/st0
always worked for me. or substitute newc for crc above.
The file.list gives you a good TOC. Modify the find to backup what you
need.
Ciao,
David A. Bandel
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